Ariel Weiss

Ariel Weiss is a Trustee and the Chief Executive of Yad Hanadiv (the Rothschild Foundation), and has been with the Foundation since 1992. He serves on a number of non-profit boards and chairs the National Library Construction Company. Prior to his aliya to Israel in 1985, he served for twelve years in various positions in the US House of Representatives, including as Director of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Before joining Yad Hanadiv, Mr Weiss practised law, maintaining associations with Boston and Tel Aviv firms. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University and a BA from Yale College.